Analysis of Hearts for Trade
He only stole my heart and ran
But I couldn't catch your
open hand
Your fingers slipped through the spaces in mine
But still your sweet lyrics tingle
up my spine
I feel the warmth you left behind
Seeing your wonder in the stars
that shine
But some nights the moon wouldn't
glow
Somewhere deep down I thought you would
know
As your velvet voice sings me to sleep
There's something I have,
I feel selfish to keep
Still in my palm,
I could watch it all night
Shake my head and grin in
silent delight
As your eyes slipped closed and
dreams came
Your not the only one with an act for stealing
with no shame
When the sun rises,
I'll squint for a better view
And smile to myself,
as the morning sky turns blue
You'll figure it out soon and come racing back
Leaving dusk and dust and dreams
in your track
Cause in my hand I have your heart
I stole it while you had mine
with a running start
But maybe this time I'll catch your open hand
And together we'll run to places
far and unplanned
Scheme | XXABXBXXB XCXCDXD XEXEXFXF GHXHIXI JBJAGA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 111011 101 1101101001 11111010 111 11011101 10110001 11 1110110 1 1111111 1 111011111 11011 111011 1011 111111 111010 1001 111110 11 110101111110 111 10110 1110101 0111 1010111 11011101101 1010101 011 10111111 1111111 10101 11011111101 001011110 1001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 944 |
Words | 192 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 7, 8, 7, 6 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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